Singles - Second Round: Irina-Camelia Begu def. (2)
Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 7-6(7-4) 3-2 retired (leg)
Irina-Camelia Begu is a good player, and Svetlana
Kuznetsova was perhaps tired after Fed Cup, but it still
proved to be a bad day for retirements here. Kuznetsova
loses her chance to return to the Top 25; Begu is
getting close to the Top Fifty.

Singles - Second Round: (5) Simona Halep def. Alexandra
Cadantu 6-2 7-5
Simona Halep hasn't clinched a Top Fifty spot yet, but
one more win would do it, and clearly anything can
happen in this draw!

Singles - Second Round: (Q) Kiki Bertens def. (6)
Chanelle Scheepers 7-5 1-6 6-3
Her previous win didn't do Kiki Bertens much good, but
this is more substantial; she will probably rise to
around #130. Chanelle Scheepers loses her Top Forty
chance.

Singles - Second Round: (LL) Mathilde Johansson def. (8)
Shahar Peer 4-6 6-3 6-2
Shahar Peer spent more than five hours on court in her
two matches; little wonder she ran out of gas. But she
loses her Top Fifty chance. Mathilde Johansson is close
to the Top Hundred.

Singles - Second Round: Laura Pous-Tio def. Arantxa Rus
6-3 7-5
Laura Pous-Tio has semifinalist points to defend, so she
still needs one more win just to stay in place. Two more
would put her in the Top Hundred.

Singles - Second Round: (Q) Garbine Muguruza Blanco def.
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-4 retired
As we said, a tough day for retirements. But it takes
Garbine Muguruza Blanco to around #120.

Doubles - First Round: Rus/Bertens def.
Arruabarrena-Vecino/Ivanova 6-2 6-2
This is really looking as if it will be the biggest week
of Kiki Bertens's career. She wasn't even supposed to be
in the draw, but #2 seeds Daniilidou/Zakopalova pulled
out.